Litigation ANALYSIS

Eleven Cannabis Firms With a Lincoln Road Address Collapse in Coordinated Wind-Down, Handing Assets to Creditors

Five of eleven affiliated cannabis companies headquartered at 1111 Lincoln Road filed state-law insolvency petitions on July 28, saddled with hundreds of millions in debt and blocked from federal bankruptcy by cannabis's illegal status.

Journal Staff Jul 31, 2026

Arts & Culture NEWS

Weekend Plans: July 31–August 2, 2026

8 things to do in Miami Beach this weekend — from a K-pop world tour stop at the Fillmore to free Latin music on Ocean Drive and the opening weekend of the International Ballet Festival of Miami.

Journal Staff Jul 31, 2026

Development NEWS

City Approves First Live Local Tower in South Beach: 204 Feet of Workforce Housing at 663 Alton Road

With no public hearing and no board vote, the Planning Director signed off on a 16-story, 79-unit, all-workforce tower at Alton Road and Seventh Street — nearly four times the height the site's zoning allows — under the state preemptions of Florida's Live Local Act. Before anyone can move in, the developer must build out a substantial piece of South Beach's sewer system.

Journal Staff Jul 31, 2026

Business NEWS

Miami Spice Returns With New Prices and a Premium 'Reserve' Tier

The two-month restaurant promotion marks its 25th year August 1 through September 30, with $40 lunch and brunch menus, $50 and $65 dinners, and a new Reserve tier starting at $95 at more than 300 restaurants across Greater Miami and Miami Beach.

Journal Staff Jul 30, 2026

Parking NEWS

Miami Beach Brings Back $1-Per-Hour Parking This Summer

Miami Beach is reviving its popular $1-per-hour parking promotion from Aug. 1 through Oct. 31 at municipal lots, garages, and on-street spaces citywide — exclusively through the ParkMobile app.

Journal Staff Jul 30, 2026

Litigation ANALYSIS Members Only

South Bay Club Owner Sues to Oust Entire Seven-Member Board in Disputed Recall Vote

Unit owners at South Bay Club on West Avenue are fighting in court to remove all seven directors at once via a written consent recall, raising a novel question about whether condo bylaws can lower Florida's default signature threshold.

Journal Staff Jul 28, 2026

Housing

Government ANALYSIS Members Only

City Defers Meridian Place Transfer After Clash Over Who Affordable Housing Serves

Commissioners deferred the 530 Meridian Avenue transfer to Oct. 14 after a 53-minute argument over housing-first placements, missing wraparound services, and whether the city still holds any leverage over the building's future.

Journal Staff Jul 24, 2026

Development NEWS

Commission Sends 106-Year Lincoln Lease to November Ballot on 6-1 Vote

On second reading Wednesday, Miami Beach commissioners voted 6-1 to approve the RK Rivani ground-lease amendment at 1691 Michigan Avenue and called a November 3 special election to let voters ratify it. Commissioner David Suarez cast the lone no vote.

Journal Staff Jul 24, 2026

Elections

Litigation ANALYSIS Members Only

Sunset Islands Developer Sues Over $19M Tax Assessment After Three Straight Wins at County Appeal Board

The owner of a Sunset Islands home — a familiar name in Miami Beach luxury development — is asking a circuit court to shrink a nearly $19 million assessment after winning cuts at Miami-Dade's appeal board three years running.

Journal Staff Jul 24, 2026

Housing

Government NEWS

Miami Beach Names Debbie Tackett as New Planning Director

Debbie Tackett, a 20-year veteran of Miami Beach city government and former chief historic preservation officer, has been unanimously confirmed as the city's new planning director.

Journal Staff Jul 24, 2026

Planning

Government ANALYSIS Members Only

City Will Raise Water and Sewer Rates After Rejecting Two Bond Plans

On the last day it could have placed a question on the November 3 ballot, the Commission rejected both general obligation bond options and voted 5-2 to fund roughly $450 million of water, sewer and stormwater work through utility rates alone — a program about half the size of the one staff brought in. How much bills will actually rise won't be known until September.

Journal Staff Jul 24, 2026

Budget Infrastructure

Parking NEWS

Commission Passes Curb Color Crackdown, Reversing Purple Markings

The Miami Beach City Commission took up a resolution directing staff to stop painting curbs in non-traditional colors and repaint any altered curbs back to standard markings.

Journal Staff Jul 24, 2026